GL-69 Scow
A multi-scope repair program covering deck and coaming renewals, storage racks, cylinder pins, lifelines and upper-hinge seals.
GLDD Norfolk yard
Structural welding & marine repair
Our work. Our experience.
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard repair assignments. Dredge and barge renewals. Structural fabrication for the contractors who keep the waterfront moving.
Featured past performance
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock · 2025
AIT · 2026USS Stout
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock · 2025
Auxiliary Systems · 2025
Major assignments.
USS Stout
DDG 55
Ship-repair support through Advanced Integrated Technologies, including foundation-interference removal and fit-up.
Naval Station Norfolk
GL-148
Head-log plating renewal, fabricated vessel name board, and machinery-container steel repairs.
GLDD Norfolk yard
USS McFaul
Stainless-steel mounting components, hoods and brackets, with fabrication and shipboard interference support.
Naval Station Norfolk
Past performance
Navy, Coast Guard & sealift.
Past assignments delivered through ship-repair contractors, with EA’s scope and verified locations shown below.
| Vessel / project | EA’s customer | EA scope |
|---|---|---|
| USS Stout (DDG 55)Naval Station Norfolk · 2026 | Advanced Integrated Technologies (AIT) | Ship-repair support and foundation-interference removal and fit-up. |
| USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)Naval Station Norfolk · 2026 | Auxiliary Systems | Structural steel tee-bar repair and initial-condition inspection support. |
| USS Cole (DDG 67)Norfolk · 2025 | Auxiliary Systems | Shroud section renewal, plate-insert repair and interference support. |
| USS McFaulNaval Station Norfolk · 2025 | Auxiliary Systems | Stainless-steel mounts, hoods and brackets; fabrication and interference support. |
| USS Wasp (LHD 1)Naval Station Norfolk · 2024–2025 | Auxiliary Systems | Structural repair, scuttle and structural-door installation, ventilation and stanchion work. |
| USS Mitscher (DDG 57)Naval Station Norfolk · 2025 | Auxiliary Systems | Exhaust dust-collector repair. |
| USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19)MHI Shipyard · 2025 | Welding Solutions Ship Repair | Foundation installation and associated interference-removal support. |
| USS Mahan2024 | Zavala Torres Industries | Ship-repair support. |
| Benavidez (T-AKR 306)2024 | Welding Solutions Ship Repair | Ballast-sounding repairs. |
| USCGC VigorousPortsmouth, Virginia · 2026 | GI Industrial-Marine | Antenna foundation renewal, new mount fabrication and installation, welding and coating. |
| Navy sectional bargesHodges & Hodges yard · 2025 | Hodges & Hodges | Emergency repairs and spud-well installation. |
| Cape RiseNASSCO · 2025 | Welding Solutions Ship Repair | Shipyard labor support. |
| SS Wright | Welding Solutions Ship Repair | Marine repair support. |
Past performance
Commercial marine projects.
Repair and fabrication work across dredges, scows, tugs, ferries, barges and other working vessels.
| Vessel / project | EA’s customer | EA scope |
|---|---|---|
| GL-69 scowGLDD Norfolk yard · 2025 | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | Main-deck and coaming repairs, storage-rack installation, cylinder-pin work, lifelines and upper-hinge seals. |
| GL-148GLDD Norfolk yard · 2025 | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | Head-log plating renewal, name-board fabrication and machinery-container steel repairs. |
| Amelia Island — drag headsNorfolk · 2026 | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | Drag-head repair work. |
| Liberty Island — drag heads | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | Drag-head repair work. |
| Liberty Land | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | Dredge repair support and tank repairs. |
| GL-604 | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | Marine repair support. |
| Additional drag-head repair program | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | Drag-head repairs across successive assignments. |
| DMO Listo2026 | Fairlead Boatworks | Plate renewal and follow-on tug repair work. |
| Chesapeake QueenFairlead Boatworks, Newport News · 2026 | Fairlead Boatworks | Vessel repair work and plate inserts. |
| Florence T2026 | Fairlead Boatworks | Bow-hull repair. |
| Tug Thor2024 | Fairlead Integrated | Push-knee and walkway work, handrail fabrication and structural crack repairs. |
| Windea Ranger2026 | Fairlead Boatworks | Aluminum-insert repair. |
| Cape Race2026 | GI Industrial-Marine | Air-conditioning foundation work. |
| Christie Lynn2026 | Hodges & Hodges | Tugboat deck repairs. |
| Jennifer | Hodges & Hodges | Vessel repairs, plate inserts and handrail repairs. |
| Barge deck replacement | Hodges & Hodges | Barge-deck renewal work. |
| Crane barge | Hodges & Hodges | Barge repair work. |
| Barge patch repairs — vessels 1 & 2 | Hodges & Hodges | Steel patch repairs across two barge assignments. |
| Barge upgrades and repairs | Hodges & Hodges | Additional barge repair and upgrade work. |
| Hopper fabrication and repairs | Hodges & Hodges | Hopper fabrication and structural repair work. |
| Push-boat fabrication | Hodges & Hodges | Marine fabrication. |
| Fuel-tank repair | Hodges & Hodges | Tank repair work. |
| Miss Dottie | Hodges & Hodges | Marine repair support. |
| Structural and wheel-structure fabrication | Hodges & Hodges | Structural fabrication, wheel-structure work and flat-bar installation. |
| Nikki Jo C | TMI | Marine repair support. |
| Tug Vicki II | TMI | Marine repair support. |
| FB-214 | TMI | Marine repair support. |
| Ocean Hunter | TMI | Marine repair support. |
| Blue Sea | TMI | Marine repair support. |
| Cape Starr | Welding Solutions Ship Repair | Marine repair support. |
| Weeks 551 | Welding Solutions Ship Repair | Marine repair support. |
| Del Monte / Little Creek | Welding Solutions Ship Repair | Marine project support. |
| ECR project support | Welding Solutions Ship Repair | Marine project support at ECR. |
Industrial repair & fabrication
| Vessel / project | EA’s customer | EA scope |
|---|---|---|
| Dump-truck repair assignments | Hodges & Hodges | Industrial steel-repair work across multiple assignments. |
Recent & ongoing work
Continuing on the waterfront.
Current assignments are shown separately from past performance.
| Vessel / project | EA’s customer | EA scope |
|---|---|---|
| YC-1657Current assignment | Fairlead Boatworks | Structural fabrication and repair assignment. |
| 41WB1702Current assignment | Fairlead Boatworks | Vessel repair and anode-installation scope. |
| Camels 22 & 23Current assignment | Fairlead Boatworks | Initial inspections and designated structural repairs. |
| Cape Race — additional deck workRecent field work | GI Industrial-Marine | Deck-penetration and related fabrication scope. |
Who we have worked withMarine contractors.
Marine contractors.
Working relationships.
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
- Advanced Integrated Technologies (AIT)
- Auxiliary Systems
- Fairlead Boatworks / Fairlead Integrated
- GI Industrial-Marine
- Hodges & Hodges
- Welding Solutions Ship Repair
- Zavala Torres Industries
- TMI
- W.F. Magann Corporation
Where we have worked
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News.
- Naval Station Norfolk
- GLDD Norfolk yard
- Fairlead Boatworks, Newport News
- MHI Shipyard
- NASSCO project work through Welding Solutions
- Hodges & Hodges yard
Locations and contractor relationships vary by assignment.
EA in the field
GL-69 · Structural steelwork in progress. 
GL-148 · Waterfront structural repair work. 
GL-69 · Crew coordination and field work.
The crew behind the steelwork.
Original EA project photography: structural work, fit-up and waterfront execution.
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